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News

Biologist J. Scott Turner: Sternberg and the “Central Dilemma of Evolutionism”

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April 30, 2025
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The new book from Discovery Institute Press is currently the Amazon #1 bestseller in Genetics and #1 in Developmental Biology.

Video

Larry Sanger on Wikipedia, AI, and Preserving Human Knowledge

Skeptic to Believer: Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger’s Intellectual Journey: Andrew McDiarmid; April 21, 2025; Intelligent Design

Circular Reasoning in Origin of Life Theories: Dr. Brian Miller: Brian Miller; April 15, 2025; Intelligent Design

Darwin’s Corrosive Impact on Faith and Culture: John G. West; March 18, 2025; Intelligent Design

The Intelligent Design of Life: Brian Miller; March 13, 2025; Intelligent Design

ID the Future

David Klinghoffer Reads From His New Book Plato’s Revenge

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April 30, 2025
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On this ID The Future, science writer David Klinghoffer reads from his new book Plato’s Revenge: The New Science of the Immaterial Genome, now available from Discovery Institute Press. This is a compact book, but it’s the story of a very big idea, and one that has the potential to usher in the next great revolution in biology.

Plato’s Revenge: An Interview with David Klinghoffer

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April 28, 2025
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You're likely familiar with the genetic revolution — the discovery that physical structures in the cell, including DNA and RNA, shape every organism. But we are now overdue for another and more profound revolution in science, one you've likely heard very little about. Recent findings reveal that genetic and even epigenetic sources alone cannot account for the rich dynamism of life — not even close. Some other informational source is required. On this ID The Future, science writer and Discovery Institute Senior Fellow David Klinghoffer speaks with host Andrew McDiarmid about his new book Plato's Revenge: The New Science of the Immaterial Genome. It's a little book about a very big idea. It also tells the story of the scientist, Dr. Richard Sternberg, who has spent the last two decades bringing together cutting-edge molecular biology, higher mathematics, and commonsense reasoning to flesh out this potentially revolutionary new idea.

John West on Darwin’s Culturally Corrosive Idea

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April 25, 2025
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On this ID the Future from the vault, catch the first half of a public talk by political scientist John West on how Darwinism has poisoned Western culture. In the lecture, delivered at the Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, West explores how Darwin’s purely materialistic theory of evolution has drained meaning from nature, undercut the idea of inherent human dignity, and fueled the rise of scientific racism in the twentieth century. West is author of Darwin Day in America: How Our Politics and Culture Have Been Dehumanized in the Name of Science. This is Part 1 of a two-part series. Look for Part 2 in a separate episode.

Events

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Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences

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The CSC Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences will prepare participants to make research contributions advancing the growing science of intelligent design (ID). The seminar will explore cutting-edge ID work in fields such as molecular biology, biochemistry, embryology, developmental biology, paleontology, computational biology, ID-theoretic mathematics, cosmology, physics, and the history and philosophy of science. The seminar will include presentations on the application of intelligent design to laboratory research as well as frank treatment of the academic realities that ID researchers confront in graduate school and beyond, and strategies for dealing with them. Although the primary focus of the seminar is science, there also will be discussion on worldview …

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C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society

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Glen Eyrie
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The C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society will explore the growing impact of science on politics, economics, social policy, bioethics, theology, and the arts during the past century. The program is named after celebrated British writer C.S. Lewis, a perceptive critic of both scientism and technocracy in books such as The Abolition of Man and That Hideous Strength. Topics to be addressed include the history of science, the relationship between faith and science, the rise of scientific materialism, the debate over Darwinian theory and intelligent design, evolutionary conceptions of ethics, science and economics, science and criminal justice, stem cell research and abortion, eugenics, family life and sexuality, ecology and animal rights, climate …

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International Seminar on Intelligent Design

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Historically, the Summer Seminar program organized by the Center for Science & Culture has included two seminars offered concurrently: the Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences, designed for students and professionals in the natural sciences and the history and philosophy of science, and the C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society, designed primarily for students and professionals in the humanities, social sciences, law, and theology. In the past, we have held these programs in person and participants have joined us from all over the world. Due to the volatility and uncertainty of international travel, however, we have decided to reserve the above seminars for U.S. participants and instead offer a third program combining both tracks described …

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The Heavens Declare — An Evening Lecture on the Scientific Evidence for a Creator

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Join us for an evening lecture and discussion on the ways that science points to a Creator, co-hosted by the Center for Science & Culture and Open Door Ministry Presbyterian Church. The evening will feature CSC Fellow Paul Nelson and CSC Education & Outreach Ambassador Brian DeVries. They will show the harmony between contemporary science and the Bible. Special attention will be given to how humans are able to detect design in nature, new developments in science that illuminate these remarkable designs, and how these features dovetail with Scripture’s declaration that nature testifies to its Creator. This event is free and open to the public. Registration is not required. Download this event flyer to share with your local network. When Tuesday, May 13, …

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News

Biologist J. Scott Turner: Sternberg and the “Central Dilemma of Evolutionism”

Physics Envy Is Not Helping Evolutionary Biology

Information Processing: An Unnatural Attribute of Life

Scopes “Monkey” Trial Is Turning One Hundred

Darwin and the Fragility of Faith

The Math Behind the Immaterial Genome

Video

Skeptic to Believer: Wikipedia Co-Founder Larry Sanger’s Intellectual Journey

Circular Reasoning in Origin of Life Theories: Dr. Brian Miller

Darwin’s Corrosive Impact on Faith and Culture

The Intelligent Design of Life